Author Archives: 88Trucker

Sat: The weather was attrocious, we picked up the caravan and headed off. The journey was straight forward, A69 > M6 along with a stop off at Southwaite services. A bit different to the France runs of years previous! We … Continue reading →

Our fourth visit to Barnard Castle, but to a different campsite as has always been the case here. This time we chose the CAMC site, which is the closest site to the town itself. We left as usual on Saturday … Continue reading →

Saturday:A relaxed start as we’re only a short drive away from the site, where the arrival time is >1pm. We picked up the ‘van and headed north to the A1 as the A19 was closed due to ongoing roadworks for … Continue reading →

Another weekend away, and although we’ve just been here, it was the only option for this weekend as pretty much everything else was booked up! We like the site though, and anywhere is better than nowhere. Weather was actually glorious … Continue reading →

This trip is in memory of our daughter: Stephanie Ridgwick 7th July 1994 – 2nd February 2020 This was the first day of campsites opening following the COVID-19 outbreak. We were the first to arrive on site at 9am, consequently … Continue reading →

Saturday:A good pack up first thing in the morning, taking 1.5 hours, which is about the norm now with the awning. Good weather again, we headed down the A90 and stopped again at Kinross services. We just missed the deadline … Continue reading →

Saturday:A modestly early start at 6am and we were off, heading North this year not South! Weather was good, despite being awful for the past few days. We ate our way through the A1, stopping at the border for a … Continue reading →

Date: 1st June 2019 Nights: 2 Pitch #: 36 GPS: 54.795747, -1.530499

Our post Easter break would be a little longer this year, we’ve opted for another week away rather than just a weekend. So for this year, we’ve chosen Strathclyde just outside of Glasgow, looks like we’ll be doing a lot … Continue reading →

So with the new rig, we’re once again resuming longer weekend journeys, something we used to do in the early days of caravanning. This weekend, we’re off to York (again!) but this time to a new site, namely York Beechwood … Continue reading →